If I chop up a blue ring octopus and consume all its parts, along with rice

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Vivian

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and other ingredients, or if cook? the chopped pieces of the entire octopus in stew and drink the stew, will it kill me? And how long would that take? Just curious.
 
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Medicus

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Absolutely. The venom would stew from the salivary glands into the broth of the stew. You would definitely become poisoned by eating the parts and drinking the (now-poisonous) broth. It wouldn't take very long, assuming you eat the entire octopus and stew. I would think less than 2 hours, generous, without medical treatment. You would become paralyzed and not be able to call for medical help.

And of course, you would proceed to die.
So stewing a blue ring octopus for dinner should not be high on your list on things to do... unless it's the last thing on your bucket list and have just been DYING to get a taste. ;D
 
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SnakeHissperer

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That's a good question. I suppose if you have ulcers in your mouth, esophagus, stomach or intestinal tract you'd probably suffer a great deal before your respiratory system shut off...about 15 minutes.

I'd like to know how you would get one...Australia does not export animals.
 
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